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Subject: Re: Trillium growth
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I just got back from my tour of the National Park between 1200' and =
3300' elevation. From Pigeon forge to Gatlinburg I found many T. luteum =
up with a fair percentage in bud. Nothing open and none far enough along ==
to show any color through the sepals. The straight line distance between ==
the outskirts of Pigeon Forge to the highest point where I've found T. =
luteum is 10 miles. By road it is somewhat further with many turns and =
some switchbacks along the way. What was unusual is that the altitude =
didn't matter about the stage of growth in the plants I examined. At the ==
Chimneys Picnic Area I didn't find any T. luteum or simile or =
grandiflorum up. But a short distance away and at about 50' higher =
elevation. I began to find some plants that seemed to be at the same =
stage in bud as at 1100'. Thus it would seem that all of them began =
their spurt of growth during the recent warm spell. Above 2000' there =
was snow in the shady areas that hadn't melted from the recent rains. I =
didn't go up to 5000' today but from where I was it looked like lots of =
snow up higher. Above 2880' I searched the known areas where I had found ==
luteum previously but found no luteum up in any of the westward exposure ==
sites.
So luteum is a few days away from open flowers up to 2880' feet. Above =
that it hasn't made an appearance and I don't recall from previous years ==
whether there was any time difference between the higher altitude =
plants. However with T. grandiflorum the bloom time seems the same all =
the way up 441. Once you see a grandiflorum in bloom it seems they are =
in bloom all the way up to their maximum. The simile I found today were =
tightly wrapped leaves with none open far enough to see buds in the =
centers. I haven't looked at the pictures yet and it may be several days ==
before I get them on my web page but I really don't think anyone is =
anxious to see Trilliums that don't have open flowers.
Richard on the Mountain in Gatlinburg. Down to the low 20s tonight so =
going across the mountains in the morning should be a sliding =
experience. Slow and steady as she goes.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just got back from my tour of the ==
National Park
between 1200' and 3300' elevation. From Pigeon forge to Gatlinburg I =
found many
T. luteum up with a fair percentage in bud. Nothing open and none far =
enough
along to show any color through the sepals. The straight line distance =
between
the outskirts of Pigeon Forge to the highest point where I've found T. =
luteum is
10 miles. By road it is somewhat further with many turns and some =
switchbacks
along the way. What was unusual is that the altitude didn't matter about ==
the
stage of growth in the plants I examined. At the Chimneys Picnic Area I =
didn't
find any T. luteum or simile or grandiflorum up. But a short distance =
away and
at about 50' higher elevation.&nbsp; I began to find some plants that =
seemed to
be at the same stage in bud as at 1100'. Thus it would seem that all of =
them
began their spurt of growth during the recent warm spell. Above 2000' =
there was
snow in the shady areas that hadn't melted from the recent rains. I =
didn't go up
to 5000' today but from where I was it looked like lots of snow up =
higher. Above
2880' I searched the known areas where I had found luteum previously but ==
found
no luteum up in any of the westward exposure sites. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So luteum is a few days away from op=en =
flowers up
to 2880' feet. Above that it hasn't made an appearance and I don't =
recall from
previous years whether there was any time difference between the higher =
altitude
plants. However with T. grandiflorum the bloom time seems the same all =
the way
up 441. Once you see a grandiflorum in bloom it seems they are in bloom =
all the
way up to their maximum. The simile I found today were tightly wrapped =
leaves
with none open far enough to see buds in the centers. I haven't looked =
at the
pictures yet and it may be several days before I get them on my web page ==
but I
really don't think anyone is anxious to see Trilliums that don't have =
open
flowers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard on the Mountain in Gatlinbur=g. =
Down to the
low 20s tonight so going across the mountains in the morning should be a ==
sliding
experience. Slow and steady as she goes.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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